- Ask routinely and nonjudgmentally: Treat AI use like other coping behaviors; normalize it to encourage disclosure and richer clinical insight.
- Leverage it as clinical material: AI use can surface hidden concerns and shape patient cognition—use it to deepen assessment and therapy.
- Balance benefits with risks: Validate helpful uses (e.g., support, psychoeducation) while addressing inaccuracies, bias, and overreliance.
- Provide targeted education: With permission, counsel on limitations (e.g., hallucinations, lack of clinical judgment, privacy risks, poor crisis handling).
- Make it an ongoing conversation: Encourage patients to share AI interactions over time, integrating them into longitudinal care rather than one-time screening.
What Patients Aren’t Telling You: AI in Mental Health Care
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April 2, 2026
